Black Holes and Revelations

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2006 studio album by Muse

Black Holes and Revelations

Cover art by Storm Thorgerson

Studio album by

Muse

Released| 3 July 2006 (2006-07-03)
Recorded| October 2005 – March 2006
Studio|

* Miraval (Correns, France)
* Avatar (New York City)
* Electric Lady (New York City)
* Officine Meccaniche (Milan)
* Townhouse (London)

Genre|

* Alternative rock
* progressive rock
* space rock
* hard rock
* electronic rock

Length| 45:28
Label|

* Warner Bros.
* Helium-3

Producer|

* Rich Costey
* Muse

Muse chronology
| Absolution
(2003)  | Black Holes and Revelations
(2006)  | HAARP
(2008)

|
|

Muse studio album chronology
| Absolution
(2003)  | Black Holes and Revelations
(2006)  | The Resistance
(2009)

|
|

Singles from  Black Holes and Revelations

1. "Supermassive Black Hole"
Released: 19 June 2006[1]
2. "Starlight"
Released: 4 September 2006
3. "Knights of Cydonia"
Released: 27 November 2006[2]
4. "Invincible"
Released: 9 April 2007
5. "Map of the Problematique"
Released: 18 June 2007[3]

Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by the English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was produced by Rich Costey over four months in New York City, London, Milan and southern France.

The album saw a change in style for Muse, with influences including Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy.[4] Like their previous albums, it features political and dystopian themes, with lyrics covering topics such as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies, as well as more conventional love songs.

Black Holes and Revelations received positive reviews and appeared on several lists of the year's best albums. It was nominated for the Mercury Prize and appeared in the 2007 version of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It entered the charts at number one in five countries, including the UK, and in the top 10 in several other countries, including the United States. It was certified quadruple platinum in the UK and platinum in the US. "Supermassive Black Hole" and "Knights of Cydonia" entered the top 10 of the UK singles chart, while "Starlight", "Map of the Problematique" and "Invincible" reached the top 25. As of 2018[update], Black Holes and Revelations had sold more than 4.5 million copies worldwide.

## Recording

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Muse's third album, Absolution (2003), brought them mainstream exposure in the United States.[5] Muse began writing and rehearsing for their next album at Studio Miraval, an old château in southern France.[6][4] The producer Rich Costey, who had also worked on Absolution, joined them two weeks later.[6] The album was the last to be recorded at Miraval before its temporary closure in 2006.[7]

The singer, Matt Bellamy, said Muse wanted to be free from distractions so that they could "concentrate, spend time and be surrounded by different musical influences".[4] However, progress was slow and they had difficulty deciding which songs to work on.[4] More work was completed in New York City at Avatar and Electric Lady Studios, and at a studio in Italy.[6]

The bassist, Chris Wolstenholme, said writing and recording was more relaxed than previous albums, as the band had no deadline.[8] Costey wanted to capture Bellamy's "personality" as a guitarist, recording the sound of his fingers and plectrum on the strings.[6] Muse took a more active role in using studio technology, having previously left its use to engineers.[8]

With "Take a Bow", Muse wanted to blend classical, electronic and rock music. It opens with string arpeggios inspired by Philip Glass, backed by a Moog synthesiser.[6] The "Map of the Problematique" riff was written on keyboard; at Costey's encouragement, Bellamy recreated it on guitar by splitting the guitar signal into three audio signals, which were processed with pitch shifters and synthesisers.[6] "Assassin", influenced by the noise rock band Lightning Bolt, began as a long progressive rock song with a "huge" piano break before Muse trimmed it.[6]

"Soldier's Poem" was "unlike anything [Muse had] ever done before".[9] It was written for Absolution, but rewritten for Black Holes with new lyrics and an arrangement inspired by "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley.[6] The drummer, Dominic Howard, said the band had planned to record it with a "massive, epic" approach, but decided to use a small studio with vintage equipment and few microphones.[9] He described it as a "real highlight", with "some of the most amazing vocals I've ever heard Matt do".[9]

"Knights of Cydonia" was inspired by surf rock and the 1962 single "Telstar" by the Tornados, which featured Bellamy's father, George Bellamy.[6] Bellamy said that the song title "acknowledged that this is a bit funny, particularly when we are pushing the epic side of the band to almost comical levels ... There's a lot of freedom in being able to laugh at yourself."[10]

## Themes

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Black Holes and Revelations is primarily an alternative rock,[11] progressive rock,[11][12] space rock,[13] hard rock,[14] and electronic rock album,[15] and contains material which has been described as dance-rock and funk rock,[11] as well as a political message, according to Michael Schmitt of Music Emissions.[16] The album begins with the track "Take a Bow", which is an "attack on an all but unnamed political leader", incorporating lyrics such as "Corrupt, you corrupt and bring corruption to all that you touch".[16] These themes are carried through the album in the tracks "Exo-Politics" and "Assassin".[16]

The album touches on controversial subject matters, such as the "New World Order conspiracy, unjustifiable war, abusive power, conspiratorial manipulation and populist revolt",[17] and is influenced by the conspiracy theories that the band are interested in.[9] Bellamy said he finds "the unknown in general a stimulating area for the imagination",[17] and this interest is reflected throughout the album, which features rebellious paranoia (particularly during "Assassin").[16] The album also includes more emotional themes, including regret, ambition,[16] and love.[18]

The title is taken from lyrics in "Starlight". Bellamy told Q: "Black holes and revelations – they're the two areas of songwriting for me that make up the majority of this album. A revelation about yourself, something personal, something genuine of an everyday nature that maybe people can relate to. Then the black holes are these songs that are from the more ... unknown regions of the imagination."[19]

## Artwork

[edit]

The album artwork was photographed in Bardenas and designed by Storm Thorgerson. The motif was inspired by the "galloping" of "Knights of Cydonia" and "Invincible", an allusion to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.[20]

## Release

[edit]

Black Holes and Revelations was released on 3 July 2006 in the UK, followed by releases in the US, Australia, Taiwan and Japan. It was also available as a limited edition CD/DVD combination, that featured videos and live renditions of "Supermassive Black Hole", "Knights of Cydonia" and "Starlight". In addition, the album was re-released in the US on vinyl LP on 18 August 2009. The album was certified double platinum in the UK on 22 December 2006[21] and triple platinum on 6 December 2010. Singles were released in both the UK and the US, though they were released in different orders in each country. All singles excepting "Map of the Problematique" were available on vinyl LP, CD, DVD (containing the music video for the single) and as a download.[22]

In the UK, the first single was "Supermassive Black Hole", released on 12 June 2006. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, making it the highest-charting single in the UK for the band to date. It was followed by "Starlight", "Knights of Cydonia", "Invincible" and "Map of the Problematique"; "Knights of Cydonia" was the only one to reach the top ten. The album stayed at number one for two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, producing Muse's largest sales up to that point.[citation needed]

The first US single was "Knights of Cydonia", on 13 June 2006, which reached number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. It was followed by "Starlight" and "Supermassive Black Hole". "Starlight" was Muse's most popular single in the US at that point, reaching number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.[23] The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200, making it Muse's first top-ten entry in the US.[citation needed]

## Reception

[edit]

### Critical

[edit]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 75/100[24]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [25]
Blender| [26]
Entertainment Weekly| B+[27]
The Guardian| [28]
Los Angeles Times| [29]
NME| 9/10[30]
Pitchfork| 4.2/10[14]
Q| [31]
Rolling Stone| [32]
Spin| [33]

Black Holes and Revelations was met with positive reviews from critics. Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating based on a range of reviews from mainstream critics, aggregated the album's average review score to 75 out of 100, based on 32 reviews.[24] The album received top ratings from Observer Music Monthly,[34] Q,[31] E! Online,[35] and Alternative Press.[36]

Several critics characterised Black Holes and Revelations as an "overblown" album that "works", including RTÉ's Bill Lehane,[37] the NME's Anthony Thornton,[30] and Rolling Stone's Christian Hoard.[32] Hoard described "Knights of Cydonia" and "City of Delusion" as "ridiculous", but concluded that it was "surprising" that the album worked.[32] The A.V. Club's Noel Murray gave the band credit for reworking themselves, but called the album a "nightmare" and gave it a D+.[38]

### Accolades

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Black Holes and Revelations was named the year's best album by Planet Sound,[citation needed] second-best by Q'and third-best by NME.[39][40] as well as being named Q's second-best album of the year. It was nominated received for a Mercury Prize, and was featured in the updated 2007 version of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Classic Rock named it one of the ten essential progressive rock albums of the decade.[12]

Black Holes and Revelations was placed at number 34 in a public vote conducted by Q for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008. The album also spawned "Supermassive Black Hole", Muse's most successful single in the UK to date, hitting number four on the charts. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 74 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[41] It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single. The album was ranked at 14th in the RadioX UK magazine best albums of 2006.[42] The album was ranked at number three on NME's list of the albums of the year in 2006.[43] On 26 January 2008, "Knights of Cydonia" was announced as the number-one song on Australia's 2007 Triple J Hottest 100. The song was also ranked No. 18 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009. It was also ranked No. 53 on Rhapsody's list of the Top 100 Tracks of the Decade.[44] In October 2011, NME placed it at number 44 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[45]

### Commercial

[edit]

Black Holes and Revelations sold 115,144 copies in its first week in the UK,[46] more than the first week sales of Muse's previous album, Absolution. It was certified triple platinum by the BPI,[21] and has sold more than one million copies in the UK as of 2018[update].[47] Five singles were released in the UK, of which three were released in the US. A world tour followed the release of the album that included dates in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and most of Europe and Asia.[48]

## Tour

[edit]

Main article: Black Holes and Revelations Tour

Acrobats suspended from giant white balloons float above the audience in the first, sellout night of Muse's Wembley gigs

In July 2006, Muse announced they would embark on their "biggest ever tour" in support of the album.[49] The first shows included the Leeds and Reading Carling Weekend festivals, followed by a tour that visited most of the world's major continents.[49] The tour saw them travelling around most of the world,[48] and its shows became noted for their increasing usage of special effects. Some dates that were booked to play in support of My Chemical Romance in the US were cancelled after members of both bands were affected by food poisoning.[50] The US stretch of the tour included dates at Madison Square Garden and a headlining slot at Lollapalooza.[citation needed]

Between the European arena and festival/stadium tours, the band embarked on a tour to Australia and Asia. The band were second on the bill at the 2007 Big Day Out Festival, behind headliners Tool. They also played sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne before embarking on concerts in South East Asia. That tour led to the band's biggest tour of Japan and a debut show in South Korea. The band then moved to America, playing their biggest North American headline concerts at the time at the Inglewood Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes arena in Mexico City.[citation needed]

The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights they played at the new Wembley Stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007, which incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts. Footage of the latter concert was released on DVD, while a live CD album contained a selection of recorded tracks from the two nights. Both discs were released as a joint package under the title HAARP. After Wembley, the tour continued with Muse playing many gigs on European festival circuits, including headline appearances at Rock Werchter and the Benicàssim Festival. The tour then progressed to Muse's biggest North American tour at that point, including appearances at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a headline appearance at Lollapalooza 2007\. The band toured Eastern Europe in October before heading for an arena tour of Australia in November, finally ending at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The following year saw Muse have a much more relaxed schedule, but still saw them play their first gigs in Dubai and South Africa at festivals, before making their gig debuts in South America on a three-week arena tour.[citation needed]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matt Bellamy.

Black Holes and Revelations – Standard editionNo.| Title| Length

|
|

1.| "Take a Bow"| 4:35
2.| "Starlight"| 3:59
3.| "Supermassive Black Hole"| 3:29
4.| "Map of the Problematique"| 4:18
5.| "Soldier's Poem"| 2:03
6.| "Invincible"| 5:00
7.| "Assassin"| 3:31
8.| "Exo-Politics"| 3:53
9.| "City of Delusion"| 4:48
10.| "Hoodoo"| 3:43
11.| "Knights of Cydonia"| 6:06
Total length:| 45:28

## Personnel

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Muse

* Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, synthesisers, sampling,[6] production
* Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, double bass on "Soldier's Poem", additional synthesisers on "Map of the Problematique" and "Hoodoo", production
* Dominic Howard – drums, production

Additional personnel

* Edoardo de Angelis – first violin on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
* Around Art – strings on "Take a Bow", "City of Delusion", "Hoodoo" and "Knights of Cydonia"
* Marco Brioschi – trumpet on "City of Delusion" and "Knights of Cydonia"
* Tommaso Colliva – engineer
* Myriam Correge – assistant engineer
* Rich Costey – production
* Max Dingle – mixing assistant
* Tom Kirk – antique items crushed on "Exo-Politics"
* Roger Lian – mastering assistant
* Vlado Meller – mastering
* Mauro Pagani – string arrangements, string conductor
* Ross Petersen – assistant engineer
* Audrey Riley – string arrangements, string conductor
* Mark Rinaldi – mixing assistant
* Ryan Simms – assistant engineer
* Derrick Santini – photography
* Storm Thorgerson – cover photo
* Rupert Truman – cover photo
* Howie Weinberg – mastering

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

[edit]

| Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[51] | 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[52] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[53] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[54] | 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[55] | 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[56] | 2
European Albums (Billboard)[57] | 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[58] | 3
French Albums (SNEP)[59] | 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[60] | 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[61] | 33
Irish Albums (IRMA)[62] | 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[63] | 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[64] | 11
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[51] | 84
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[65] | 6
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[66] | 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[67] | 41
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[68] | 17
Scottish Albums (OCC)[69] | 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[70] | 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[71] | 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[72] | 1
UK Albums (OCC)[73] | 1
US Billboard 200[74] | 9

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2006)  | Position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[75] | 77
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[76] | 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[77] | 29
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[78] | 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[79] | 50
European Hot 100 Albums (Billboard)[80] | 31
French Albums (SNEP)[81] | 22
Greek Foreign Albums (IFPI)[82] | 27
Italian Albums (FIMI)[83] | 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[84] | 29
UK Albums (OCC)[85] | 26
Chart (2007)  | Position

|

Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[86] | 90
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[87] | 76
French Albums (SNEP)[88] | 96
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[89] | 47
UK Albums (OCC)[90] | 117
Chart (2008)  | Position

|

UK Albums (OCC)[91] | 165
Chart (2009)  | Position

|

UK Albums (OCC)[92] | 151
Chart (2010)  | Position

|

UK Albums (OCC)[93] | 149

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[94] | Platinum  | 70,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[95] | Gold  | 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[96] | Platinum  | 100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[97] | Gold  | 20,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[98] | Gold  | 15,000[98]
France (SNEP)[99] | 3× Platinum  | 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[100] | Gold  | 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[101] | Platinum  | 15,000^
Italy (FIMI)[102]
sales since 2009  | Platinum  | 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[103] | Gold  | 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[104] | Platinum  | 15,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[105] | Gold  | 20,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[106] | Platinum  | 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[107] | 4× Platinum  | 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[108] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[109] | 2× Platinum  | 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Single releases

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Title | UK Singles
Chart | Billboard Modern
Rock Tracks

|
|

"Supermassive Black Hole"  | 4  | 6
"Starlight"  | 13  | 2
"Knights of Cydonia"  | 10  | 10
"Invincible"  | 21  |
"Map of the Problematique"  | 18  |

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## External links

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* Muse.mu – Official website
* Black Holes and Revelations Archived 13 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine at Metacritic

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Muse

* Matt Bellamy
* Chris Wolstenholme
* Dominic Howard

Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2004, 2006–2022), Daniel Newell (2006–2008), Alessandro Cortini (2009), Dan Lancaster (2022–present)

Studio albums|

* Showbiz
* Origin of Symmetry
* Absolution
* Black Holes and Revelations
* The Resistance
* The 2nd Law
* Drones
* Simulation Theory
* Will of the People

Live albums|

* Hullabaloo Soundtrack
* HAARP
* Live at Rome Olympic Stadium

Extended plays|

* Muse
* Muscle Museum
* Random 1–8

Box sets|

* Origin of Muse

Videos|

* Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris
* Absolution Tour
* HAARP
* Live at Rome Olympic Stadium
* Muse: Drones World Tour
* Muse – Simulation Theory

Singles|

* "Uno"
* "Cave"
* "Muscle Museum"
* "Sunburn"
* "Unintended"
* "Plug In Baby"
* "New Born"
* "Bliss"
* "Hyper Music/Feeling Good"
* "Dead Star/In Your World"
* "Stockholm Syndrome"
* "Time Is Running Out"
* "Hysteria"
* "Sing for Absolution"
* "Apocalypse Please"
* "Butterflies and Hurricanes"
* "Supermassive Black Hole"
* "Starlight"
* "Knights of Cydonia"
* "Invincible"
* "Map of the Problematique"
* "Uprising"
* "Undisclosed Desires"
* "Resistance"
* "Exogenesis: Symphony"
* "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
* "Survival"
* "Madness"
* "Follow Me"
* "Supremacy"
* "Panic Station"
* "Dead Inside"
* "Mercy"
* "Revolt"
* "Aftermath"
* "Reapers"
* "Dig Down"
* "Thought Contagion"
* "Something Human"
* "The Dark Side"
* "Pressure"
* "Won't Stand Down"
* "Compliance"
* "Will of the People"
* "Kill or Be Killed"
* "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
* "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)"
* "Unravelling"

Other songs|

* "Citizen Erased"
* "Who Knows Who"
* "United States of Eurasia"
* "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable"
* "Animals"
* "Psycho"
* "The Globalist"
* "Algorithm"

Concert tours|

* Black Holes and Revelations Tour
* A Seaside Rendezvous
* The Resistance Tour
* The 2nd Law World Tour
* Drones World Tour
* Simulation Theory World Tour
* Will of the People World Tour

Related articles|

* Discography
* Awards and nominations
* Songs
* Cryosleep

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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